-ectomy
//-ˈɛktəmi// suffix
suffix ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Suffix
- 1 Surgical removal of. morpheme
Synonyms
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From Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
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